User:MacGyverMagic/WIP/Charlie Green (singer)

Charlie Green (born 16 February, 1997) is a British-Fillipino child singer from Droitwich, Worcestershire, England. He became know when he performed on the 2008 edition of 2008 edition of Britain's Got Talent and reached the semi-finals. As a result of the show, he became popular in the Phillipines.

Personal life
Green is the son of the British Roger Green (a former member of the Black and White Minstrels) and Cecilia Sumargo from Cebu in the Phillipines.

He plays the piano and enjoys football and basketball.

Career
Charlie first performed in front of an audience at the age of 2 on a cruise ship. He asked the compere for the microphone, got on stage and sang New York, New York and when he was 5, he performed at the Royal Opera House. In 2007, songwriter Cedric Whitehouse produced the song "Hands Around the World" for Charlie which was used to raise money and increase awareness of muscular dystrophy. The song topped the chart of  during the Christmas holidays.

Charlie became publically known when he entered Britain's Got Talent in 2008. Although Amanda Holden initially said he could win the competition in his first audition, he stranded in the semi-finals. The judges saw his potential, but didn't like the song "All I Wanna Do Is Sing" (again composed by Cedric Whitehouse). Whitehouse subsequently received hate mail from angry fans who claimed he ruined Charlie's career. He later revealed that the production company originally intended for Charlie to sing Dean Martin's "Ain't That A Kick In The Head?".

Negotiations with Simon Cowell's record label failed and Green eventually signed with Star Records through which he released his eponymous debut album.

In the summer of 2008 he embarked on a two-week promotional tour during which he appeared as a guest in Pinoy Dream Academy and received an award for his talents at the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Music Museum together with Charice. He stayed at the Shangri-la hotel in Manilla where he gave a concert on 9 August, 2008.

In December 2008 he visited the Phillipines again. During this trip he performed at a family party of former president Joseph Estrada. He sang a duet with him: "Dahil Sa Iyo". He attended the party together with his parents; his mother is a family friend of the Estradas. He also appeared in the first major mainstream magic show in the Phillipines on 27 December with a group of magicians called "The Illusive".

Charlie Green made his acting debut in the 2008 short film Waiting in Rhyme. The film's dialog consisted entirely of poetry and was made in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Green played the role of a bullied boy and did his performance in rap.